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Over 36 plays Over 150 poems Not a University Graduate Some critics think that he was not actually the one who wrote his plays Started out as an actor, then began writing his own plays
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An “iamb” is a weak word or syllable followed by a strong word or syllable (da-DUM). The weak/strong pair is called a foot. Five feet make up a line. “Infected be the air whereon they ride: And damn’d be them that trust them! I did hear” --Macbeth
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14 lines of iambic pentameter Each line has 10 syllables Follows a strict rhyme scheme: abab – cdcd – efef - gg
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